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2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Dell G7 17 7790: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and Dell G7 17 7790 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2020 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Dell G7 17 7790.

2020 vs. 2019

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” weighed 4.3 pounds, 41% lighter than the 7.27 pounds Dell G7 17 7790.

Weight	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Pound	4.3 lbs.	7.27 lbs.
Kilogram	1.95 kg	3.30 kg

Dell G7 17 7790 Pros

Reasons that Dell G7 17 7790 is better than 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Dell G7 17 7790 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Dell G7 17 7790 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.

Slots	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell G7 17 7790 has a 17.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 16-inch 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Display size

Dell G7 17 7790

17.3-inch

2020 MacBook Pro 16”

16-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and Dell G7 17 7790.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

2020 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Dell G7 17 7790

64 GB

Both laptops supports the same 2666MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell G7 17 7790 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $628.98 $674.95 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $712.47 $765.70 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $629.68 $674.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell G7 17 7790 Price
	Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD (Renewed) By Dell $1,599.00	See at Amazon
	Flagship Dell G7 17 7790 Gaming Laptop 17.3" FHD IPS 144Hz Intel 4-Core i5-9300H(>i7-7820HQ) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Backlit Thunderbolt Win10 (Renewed) By Dell $3,708.99	See at Amazon
	Dell G7 17 7790-17.3" FHD - i7-8750H - NVIDIA RTX 2070 Max-Q - 16GB - 1TB HDD+256GB SSD By Dell $1,299.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Released	2020	2019
Release Date	Announced in June 2020. Available in June 2020.	Announced at CES 2019. Available from January 29, 2019.
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB	Starting at $1,380
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	-

Exterior	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	15.91 x 11.65 x 0.98 - 0.91 in (404 x 295.80 x 25 - 23.22 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	7.27 lbs (3.30 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Abyss Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Keyboard Standard full-size, spill-resistant keyboard with numeric keypad Backlit keyboard (optional) 4-zone RGB backlit (optional) Touchpad Size: 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Size	16 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	17.3” FHD 300 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate 17.3” FHD 300 nits 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate

Ports	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	Image Source: Dell 1 x USB Type-C Supports Thunderbolt 3 with DisplayPort For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series.[/ti] Supports USB 3.1 Gen 2 with DisplayPort For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti.[/ti] 1 x Mini DisplayPort For computers shipped with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 20 series and GTX 1660 Ti.[/ti] 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 port with PowerShare 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports 1 x RJ45 network port 1 x HDMI 2.0 Port 1 x headset jack 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Wedge-shaped lock 1 x Power-adapter port

Internal Specs	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64GB Memory Speed: 2666MHz
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) New AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)	NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1050 Ti (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce GTX® 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6) OC Ready NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	Hard Drive Slots 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Rivet Killer 1550 2x2 ac Up to 1,730 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 802.11ac 160MHz Up to 1,730 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5 Rivet Killer 1550 2x2 ac Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 802.11ac 160MHz Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820)
Ethernet	-	Realtek GB LAN Available on GTX 1050 Ti Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps Killer GB E2500V2 Available on RTX 20 series Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Battery	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	60 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion) 90 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	-
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.70A. 180 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/9.23A.

Software	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers Two speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays shipping.
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Dell G7 17 7790
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8GB HBM2	Released in Early 2019 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 144Hz Weight 7.27 lb 3.30 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

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2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Dell G7 17 7790: Full specs comparison